"U.S. April CPI reaches a four-year low, increasing the chances of a Fed rate cut, Bitcoin knocking on the door of $105,000, U.S. stocks rising."

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for April 2025 yesterday (13) late. The data showed that the headline CPI rose 2.3% year-on-year in April, below market expectations of 2.4%, the lowest level since February 2021, and US inflation did not heat up. (Synopsis: Fed interest rates freeze three times in a row!) Bauer rarely warned: the tariff war caused inflation and unemployment to rise, and bitcoin exceeded 98,000 to hit a two-and-a-half-month high) (Background supplement: The US economy exploded" GDP unexpectedly shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter, but core inflation heated up, a real recession or just a technical distortion? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the April 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report at 8:30 a.m. local time on May 13, showing that: April CPI performance: The overall CPI grew by 2.3% year-on-year, lower than the 2.4% expected by the market, the lowest level since February 2021, and further slowed down from 2.4% in March; MoM growth was 0.2%, up slightly from a 0.1% decline in March. April Core CPI Performance: Core CPI (excluding food and energy) grew 2.8% year-on-year, unchanged from expectations and also held steady from March. 0.2% month-on-month growth, in line with market expectations. Traders expect two rate cuts this year The April CPI data, taken as a whole, suggests that U.S. inflation is not warming up and reinforces market expectations that the Federal Reserve will restart rate cuts soon. According to the Financial Times and other foreign media reports, traders are currently expecting two rate cuts this year, but the start time may fall in September, October will continue to follow, and although there may be a third rate cut, the probability is not great. However, it is worth noting that analysts also pointed out that the impact of tariffs has not yet been reflected in the April CPI report. In this regard, Citigroup economist Andrew Hollenhorst said: "Everyone is looking at the impact of tariffs, but this has not been seen in today's report." Meanwhile, Citadel Securities' Durham Abric added: "We expect the May and June CPI reports to show the impact of tariffs, so the Fed will have a longer time to watch the upcoming data." After the release of CPI data, coupled with US President Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, Huida CEO Huang Jenxun announced that Huida will sell more than 18,000 of the latest AI chips to Saudi Arabian company Humain, and Saudi Arabia promised to invest more than $600 billion in the United States, Huida's share price soared 5.63% to close at $129.93, and the market value returned to $3 trillion. The main indexes of U.S. stocks as a whole also tend to rise, as follows: The Nasdaq index rose 301 points (1.61%) to close at 19010 points The S&P500 index rose 42 points (0.72%) to close at 5886 points Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 150 points (3.15%) to close at 4931 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 269 points (0.64%) to close at 42140 Bitcoin knocked $105,000 On the cryptocurrency side, bitcoin also followed the rise of US stocks, ending in May At nine o'clock in the morning of the 14th, bitcoin tentatively reported $103,941, and once again approached $105,000 in the early morning. Related stories Don't forget history: After the last time the Fed chairman bowed to the president, the US fell into decade-long stagnant inflation What is the anti-inflation stablecoin USDi? Value anchored to U.S. CPI, can protect cash purchasing power? Bitcoin is not afraid of tariffs to return to 84,000 magnesium! U.S. consumer confidence hit the second lowest in 73 years, inflation expectations soared to a 44-year high (U.S. CPI hit a four-year low in April), the probability of Fed interest rate cuts increased, bitcoin knocked $105,000, and U.S. stocks rose" This article was first published in BlockTempo's "Dynamic Trend - The Most Influential Blockchain News Media".